Cinco de Mayo
What does Cinco de Mayo mean?
The fifth of May, in Spanish.
What date is Mother’s Day typically held?
The second Sunday in May
Armed Forces Day honors the 5 military branches. What are they?
Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corp, and Coast Guard
The Shavuot holiday commemorates the Giving of the Law, otherwise known as what Jewish religious text?
The Torah
Memorial Day unofficially marks the beginning of what?
Summer
What traditional music is popular on Cinco de Mayo?
Mariachi Music
What is the traditional flower given on Mother’s Day?
Red Carnations
Which US President established Armed Forces Day in 1959?
President Harry Truman, 33rd US President
In Israel, Shavuot is the holiday of what natural element?
Water
Memorial Day was originally held on May 30th, but in 1971 it was changed to be held every year on the last Monday in May. Why?
The date of the 30th could end up on any day of the week, so in 1971 Congress signed it into law that Memorial Day be held the last Monday in May to allow Americans a 3-day weekend to honor their fallen loved ones.
What US city holds the largest Cinco de Mayo celebration?
Los Angeles, California
Why is it that in almost every language, the word for mother starts with ”m”?
“Ma” is one of the first sounds a baby can vocalize
Which president earned the Medal of Honor, the highest honor in the military?
President Theodore Roosevelt
During Shavuot, people stay up all night to do what?
Read the Torah, the sacred texts, as a community
What flower is used to commemorate fallen soldiers?
Red Poppy
Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico’s Independence Day. In truth, it started as a celebration of the Mexican Army’s victory over another country in the Battle of Puebla. Who were they at war with?
France
What age group do most women belong to when they have their first child?
20s. Average age is 26.8
The Armed Forces Day Parade replaced what other parade when it debuted on May 20th, 1950?
The Army Day Parade
Shavuot is the only Jewish Holiday where what kind of food is encouraged?
Dairy
Memorial Day was originally known as what holiday?
Decoration Day
Cinco de Mayo shares an anniversary with two historical events in the United States. Name one of them. (Hint: A First in Space and a concert area for Piano Music)
1961 - First US Manned Space Flight
1891 - Opening of Carnegie Hall
In the late 1860s, peacemaker Ann Jarvis established a committee that created the first version of an American Mother’s Day. What was this holiday called?
Mother’s Friendship Day
Though established in 1950, Armed Forces Day wasn’t made a federal holiday until 1961, by which US President?
President John F. Kennedy
Shavuot falls seven weeks after what other Jewish Holiday?
Passover
Originally, Memorial Day honored only those lost in what war?
The Civil War